Sacramento daily record-union., 1887-08-13
THE PRESS OF THE COUNTY
CITY OF RED BLUFF.
The Coming Metropolis of the North -
and Its Surroundings.

The Coming Metropolis OF the NortIi,' -
aud Its Surroundings.
Red Bluff, the county seat, is one of the
most inviting towns of the State. Ii is in
vitiug because it is n beautiful town: it is a
rich and growing town, in one of the
richest sections, and it has an elevated and
slightly location. Its streets are wide and
well graded, and there is no place in the
United States better drained 1t is on a
high bluff, overlooking the Sacramento,
which here is clear, rapid stream, lined
with beautiful trees and vines. On all the
three other sides there are ravines or
valleys through which streams run, which
give the perfection of drainage.
Its public and business buildings are fine
architectural structures, and its private
residences are nowhere excelled for taste
elegance and the beauty and wealth of
their floral and arboreal surroundings
The streets are lined with poplar, elm,
white maple, locust, acacia, and pepper
trees, which will soon make a veritable
forest city of the town. There are so
many
HANDSOME PRIVATE DWELLINGS AND
YARDS
That it would be impossible to mention
them all. Major Kimball's place is well
worth visit, as showing the variety of
trees, shrubbery and flowers which find a
congenial home in this soil and climate.
There is 4 profuse wealth of flowers and
towering shrubbery. He has oranges, lemons,
pomegranates, persimmons and olive trees.
His palm trees are as flourishing as if in
the tropics, and he has the date palm that
promises TO bear fruit Adjoining his
dwelling he has an orchard and vine
yard with every kind of fruit that grows
from Siberia to the equator. All his trees
and vines have vigorous and healthy
growth and bear abundantly every year
He has also all kinds of small fruits and
vegetables He has an elegant home and
surroundings, and there are many others
in Red Bluff which deserve description,
but want of space forbids even their men,
ton. There are several
FINE BUSINESS BLOCKS
In the town, built of stone or brick. That
of Messrs. Cone & Kimball, a cut of which
is given, illustrates the character of the
buildings now being erected. As will be
seen, it is a handsome and substantial
structure, and would be credit to any of
the larger places in the State 1t also IL
lustrates the energy, enterprise and public
spirit of its owners. Their business is in
keeping with their business building.
They haye trade which goes beyond the
limits OF the county, and extends to Shasta
Siskiyou, Modoc, Lassen and Trinity coun-
ties. Their sales of goods reach the enor-
nous figure of 100000 per year, and their
trade is rapidly increasing. They are also
the largest wool and grain buyers in the
northern part of the State. Outside of
their mercantile business both of these
gentlemen have large properties, which
will be described hereafter. The success
achieved by Messrs Cone & Kimball is
mentioned here as an example of what can
be done by men of energy and enterprise
They came to this coast empty-handed, so
far as capital was concerned, and both were
wage-winners. They worked for wages
till they could do better, and then they
took advantage of every honest opportunity
for advancement. There are just as good
opportunities in California as presented
themselves to these parties, and there are
more of them. 1t is not question of op-
portunities on this coast now, it is ques-
tion Of men, and it was question Of men
then. The trade of Red Bluff in every
branch of business is large one, and it is
growing to be more of trade center every
year.